Under Louisiana Revised Statutes Title 35, a licensed attorney is exempt from the standard notary examination requirement, and a Louisiana notary's powers go well beyond the common-law notion of witnessing a signature. A Louisiana notary can prepare inventories and appraisements, receive wills and matrimonial contracts, draft conveyances and other written instruments, and certify true copies of documents — all with the legal force of an authentic act.
Attorney Hatfield also represents clients in general civil litigation matters throughout the greater Baton Rouge area, in addition to notarial services.
Under La. R.S. 35:2, Louisiana notaries have the power to prepare acts of sale, powers of attorney, matrimonial agreements, and other legal instruments, and to certify true copies of authentic acts. Documents executed in conformity with Louisiana Civil Code Article 1833 become authentic acts — meaning they carry strong evidentiary weight and, in many cases, are self-proving without requiring separate witness testimony to establish their validity later.
This matters most for documents like powers of attorney, acts of sale for immovable property, and matrimonial agreements, where the difference between a properly executed authentic act and an informally signed document can matter enormously if the document is ever challenged.
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Powers of attorney, acts of sale, matrimonial agreements, authentic acts, and certified true copies, prepared correctly the first time.
Louisiana's civil law succession process has its own procedures and terminology, distinct from the rest of the country. Proper notarial preparation matters throughout.
For civil matters outside family and criminal law, Attorney Hatfield brings the same strategic, detail-focused approach that defines every case she takes on.
Precision matters in notarial work in a way that's easy to underestimate — a document prepared incorrectly can create problems years after everyone assumed the matter was settled. Attorney Hatfield brings the same careful attention to notarial acts and civil matters that she brings to litigation.
Contact The Hatfield Law Office, LLC to request a consultation and discuss the next steps in your case.
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